The Archive of Wilhelm Bleek and Lucy Lloyd- Claim to the Country plus CD.
In the 1870's, facing cultural extinction and the death of their language, several men and women from the northern Cape told their stories to two pioneering colonial scholars, Wilhelm Bleek and Lucy Lloyd.
These were the Ixam (or Cape San or Bushmen) and theirs were narratives of the land, the rain, the history of the first people and the origin of the moon and stars. They told of the importance of the land and all its plants and animals, and the circumstances of their relocation to Cape Town as prisoners of the Brirish Crown. All these narratives were faithfully recorded and translated by Bleek and Lloyd, creating an archive of over 13,000 pages that includes drawings, notebooks, maps and photographs. Now residing in three main institutions- the University of Cape Town, Iziko: The South African Museum and the National Library of South Africa-this archive is all that remains of the Ixam language and the way of life that it described.
Illustrated endpapers, with 388 pages detailed text and numerous illustrations and supporting data. PLUS The Digital Bleek an Lloyd CD. Weight approx 2kgs. As New.
- Jacket Condition: As New
- Binding Condition: As New
- Overall Condition: As New
- Size: 24.5 X 28cm
- Sold By: Quathlamba Winds Books
- Contact Person: Ian & Yvonne Halford
- Country: United Kingdom
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: 01743 361772
- Preferred Payment Methods: Paypal-Cheques-Direct Transfer to UK Bank.
- Trade Associations: SABDA
